Wireless gaming environment

1. A method of operating a server computing system to facilitate remote wagering on table games with wireless communications devices located in a casino, the method comprising: receiving a wager transaction packet including device information indicative of a device identifier that identifies a wireless communications device, located in a casino, that produced the wager transaction packet, player information indicative of a player identifier that identifies a player authorized to use the wireless communications device that produced the wager transaction packet, a wager, a game occurring at a gaming table on which the wager is being placed, and an indication of a date and time when the wager was entered into the wireless communications device; determining an outcome of the wager based on at least one gaming event occurring at the gaming table; transmitting outcome information indicative of the outcome of the wager to the wireless communications device that produced the wager transaction packet; determining based at least in part on the indication of the date and time when the wager was entered into the wireless communications device, whether the date and time the wager was entered into the wireless communications device is within a period during which wagers on the game were being accepted; verifying that the wireless communications device identified by the device identifier is presently authorized for use at the casino based at least on the device information contained in the wager transaction packet for each received wager transaction packet; and verifying that a respective player is presently authorized to use the wireless communications device identified by the device identifier to wager on the game based at least on a respective player identifier for each received wager transaction packet, wherein the respective player is identified by the respective player identifier based at least on the player information contained in the wager transaction packet.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether the wager transaction packet was received intact at the server computing system.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising: denying the wager if the wager transaction packet is determined to have not been received intact at the server computing system; and producing an alert if the wager transaction packet is determined to have not been received intact at the server computing system.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: decrypting the wager transaction packet.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: accepting the wager if the date and time the wager was entered into the wireless communications device is within the period during which wagers on the game were being accepted; rejecting the wager if the date and time the wager was entered into the wireless communications device is not within the period during which wagers on the game were being accepted.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising: providing an indication of rejection to the wireless communications device if the wager is rejected.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether the wager transaction packet was received by a wireless access point within the period during which wagers on the game were being accepted.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether the wager transaction packet was received by the server computing system within the period during which wagers on the game were being accepted.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting an acknowledgment of receipt of the wager transaction packet to the wireless communications device that produced the wager transaction packet.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether an error has occurred during transmission of the wager transaction packet.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: correcting an error that has occurred during transmission of the wager transaction packet based at least in part on error correction information from the wager transaction packet.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: verifying that the wager transaction packet was received via a wireless access point located within a defined geographic boundary.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the wager transaction packet includes an indication of geographic location of the wireless communications device when the wager was entered into the wireless communications device, and further comprising: determining based at least in part on the indication of the geographic location of the wireless communications device when the wager was entered into the wireless communication device, whether the wireless communications device was located within a defined geographic boundary when the wager was entered into the wireless communications device.

14. A system to facilitate remote wagering on table games, the system comprising: a server computing system comprising at least one processor and at least one processor-readable memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to process wager transaction packets by: receiving a plurality of wager transaction packets, each wager transaction packet including information indicative of an identity of a wireless communications device, at the casino, that produced the wager transaction packet and player information indicative of an identity of a respective player, a wager amount, and a game occurring at a gaming table on which the wager is being placed; for each of the wagers, determining an outcome of the wagers based on at least one gaming event occurring at the gaming table; verifying that the wireless communications device identified by the device identifier is presently authorized for use at the casino based at least on the device information contained in the wager transaction packet for each received wager transaction packet; and verifying that a respective player is presently authorized to use the wireless communications device identified by the device identifier to wager on the game based at least on a respective player identifier for each received wager transaction packet, wherein the respective player is identified by the respective player identifier based at least on the player information contained in the wager transaction packet; and for at least some of the wagers, transmitting information indicative of the outcome of the wager to the wireless communications device that produced the respective wager transaction packet; and wherein the instructions cause the processor to process wager transaction packets further by: determining whether wagers are being accepted; and providing a message to a user of the wireless communications device indicative of an amount of time remaining during which wagers are being accepted.

15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising: a plurality of wireless communications devices, each comprising at least one respective processor and at least one respective processor-readable memory that stores instructions executable by the respective processor of the respective wireless communications device to cause the processor of the respective wireless communications device to generate wager transaction packets by: receiving user input at the respective wireless communications device indicating a respective wager to be placed on the game occurring at the gaming table; in response, creating one of the wager transaction packets including information indicative of the respective identity of the respective wireless communications device, the respective wager amount, and the game on which the respective wager is placed; and transmitting the respective wager transaction packet intact to the server computing system via a network, where the respective wager transaction packet remains intact during transmission between the respective wireless communications device and the server computing system.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein wireless communications devices cause the processor of the server to process wager transaction packets further by: including information indicative of a respective date and time at which the respective wager is placed.

17. The system of claim 14 , further comprising: a plurality of wireless access points positioned at respective locations in a casino property, the wireless access points having a geographical range limited to within a boundary of the casino property.